NEWS
Are The Oscars Rascist?
In recent years the Academy Awards has increasingly become an uncomfortable focal point for the never ending debate about Hollywood diversity. The Oscar nominations voted for by the 6000 strong Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, in particular the major acting awards, remain the most iconic symbols of success and recognition. The absence of [...]
Jada Pinkett Smith & Spike Lee Boycott Oscars
Jada Pinkett Smith and Director Spike Lee have both publicly declared their intention to boycott this year’s Academy Awards ceremony over the much discussed lack of diversity in the acting nomination categories. For the second year in a row all 20 of the nominees in the best acting categories are white. Critics have particular pointed [...]
London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Winners 2016
Large-scale spectacle and fine-tuned intimacy shared the spoils as the UK’s leading film critics unveiled the winners of their annual awards at London’s May Fair Hotel tonight. Toward the end of the star-studded black-tie ceremony, hosted by comedian Robin Ince, it was George Miller’s high-octane action extravaganza Mad Max: Fury Road that raced ahead of [...]
The Revenant Review
The Plot: After a brutal bear attack a severely wounded 19th Century frontiersman Hugh Glass is betrayed by his own hunting party and left for dead in the inhospitable wilderness. He battles against seemingly impossible odds to survive and relentlessly track down those responsible across the deadly wilds of North America. The Good: Directed with [...]